The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-04

AwAR st0it'
PAIiNIlJI NS.
strnuue Event. ~ ,i,, LIT" oi - south
crm G1Il

which took place in Ne" ! orr "A ie"
weeks since. has brought .o light 70.
very REMARKED .c incident Mir Ehc''
Myron. the principal figure ia The.
drama. Is a persona friend OF yom
aud from her the iol'
lowing facts have been obtained. with
permi. ion for their publication;
IIayne Myron, TIE father OF thie
Young lady, was n plnntcr in south
Carolina. His home was a typlca.
southern home. spacious and ho-plth.
ble surtoundod los hroAd acres hEd
faithful s.ayss HIS family otristcd
of his wife and Rhctt, who was then
a little child aud the idol other father
o.. well as the pet OF the plantation.
At the brcaking out Of the war. III
the fall OF .6l naync Myron joined
a volunteer south Carolina regi-
ment.
Il fore leaving home he had a picture
ofhls little giii autcd in miniature
and incnsed iuH lockct TINT he pIaccd
ntxtto h. heart, -' Nlnl "Ny dnr.
ling. thi. wi be- Iap,'- shield when
he j. IA danger, and his sunshine
when ho fc-ts. md with eyes lied
with tears, he smOthtr"d hciGcc md
sunny head ofhs ch.h with kit-r-
and hurried away from his pcaccil
home out to the world Of danger.
Six month. Inter, IN II ehirmlsh 10
Virgins lIaync MytCu whs kill,d IN
close combht with n federal officer
Only iew words were sent 10 The
old home 10 tell the story.
during General She man luye
into south Carohnn, The Myrou home
lead WAS destroyed Tie widow
and daug ter en- inucd,to live on the
plantation IN an oui-buIdluR cup
ported by the rents from the lands.
Two year ago Mrs. Myrou died, and
thrUu IN the influence OF friend Miss
Myron obtlinria position w. govern
css IN the family OF Colonel H.
Smith Of New ork. She ,latcd to
me that her if-t meeting WIFI Col.
onel smith was peculiar. That when
his wife introduced her to him saying,
This j. our new govcrucs- from
South Carolina Nj l,hctt Myron,
his face became dcathly white. aud hc
gave "a sudden start lie wa absent
from home when Mrs. smith ci aged
hero He mechanically SHOCK hands
with her aud tried TO speak, but h b
lips seemed sealed. But later hi,
manner changed to kindness aud cor
diality, aud -hc was treated more a-
an honorcd guest than -ularlcd
teacher. He insisted on paying Ter
four times the amount she Charged
for her 20 sic b, Il Id II ads or Gu lee
light. ono evening she was sitting
IN the FAM y circle telling OF her past
life down in south Can, Lima, OF The
spaCious house with Il, twenty col
umrs, ofthc dusky slaves, who used %
sit her ON their shoulders, calling
ncr "iittle queen u they carried
her through the cotton fields that
looked like seas OF snow foam For
the first time she spoke of her iathCr,
how handeOmo and snd he lookcdA, be-
went away on that dreadful last dny
how he took her picture with him,
aud told nil he said. She states that
she was forced TO stop IN the midst OF
her words, tor Colonel smith turned
CHASTITY pale and left the room. II all
seemed strange to me then che snid,
but the meaning Is plain now. Mis,
Myron continued TO i've with Colonel
Smiths family for tW o years. at was
u haven and home to me, she said. II
had 50 long tOilcd and worked on
Qua plantation, isolated from society
and advantages, 1t WAS like fairy
lite had opened to me OF ease and
luxury; but my heart was almost
breaking, rs | remembered al, thu, ]
had lost in those tAd, sweet days.
SiN weeks ago Colonel Smith wa,
taken suddenly lll, and WHOM he real
lied that death was inevitable. he
expire ,sed n desire to see Miss Myruu
alone. She states that rs she ncart d
she bed of the dying man, she saw
him holding something cOuyulsiycly
IN his hand, as h9 extended the ether
to her and exclaimed, "Rhott MyrOn,
forgive me before die: without
your pardon cannot die, cOmc close
and listen TO what have to tell YOU.
II was who made yen an orphan
my bands are red with Your father.
blood. Take this he said, handing
Iuc llc lhthHkt lNNNN IL on NJ
dying breast. IL is YOUR face your
name and his name are upon IT, TAKE
Z and forgive ono who ms tried Ia
,Ypatiato the wrongs done You. on,
'an YOU forgive u dying mau,' and the
voice became faint ana low. "OL' sir.
You both were soldier, freely for
give" and the poor girl could say no
more, rs she fell unconscious upon
he floor. Thank God, he murmur.
I'd, and all was over.
when Rhctt Myron recovered, tie
man who had killed her father, aud
who was later the best friend she ever
knew. was dead. In his viii, he be-
lueathed to her the generous sum OF
$4,000. He also left Il letter giylu.
the particulars of her fathers dcath.
Only few days ago SAW ihc picture
"A sweet child lace, in an azure
cloud, aud on the little plush cese
were MARKS OF blood. This is GER
tain y the most remarkable incident
II has ever been my privilege TO re,
cord.
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